Portable wardrobe.



PATENTED APR. 16, 190'7.

M. S. KOONCE.

PORTABLE WARDROBE.

APPLICATION FILED MAE..24, 1906..

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provements in Portable lrVardrobes and I do hereby declare the following .to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the-invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in portable wardrobes; and the object of my inverition is to produce a simple and inexpensive device of this kind and one that may be readilytaken apart and packed in an ordipont s, and a Tsshaped support tis adapted nary trunk.

With this object in view my invention consists in the construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective-view of the complete device, inclosing curtains being omitted. .Fig. 2 1s a detail showing the lower end of one of the vertical rods. Fig. 3 is a detail, partly in section, showing one of the upper oints. Figs. 4 and 5 are to and side viewsof the upper front rods, an Fig. 6 is a cross-section of one of the lower joints. 7 p

The entire frame, over which curtains are placed, is made of telescopic rods. There are four of these rods a, forming the base of the frame, and each of-these rods has a caster i b secured to it in any suitable manner. Each 35 of the rods a is provided with a plurality of perforations, such as c, in which ends of cross-rods d en age, said rods being provided with downwar ly-projectin ends 6, so as to fit into said perforations an so that the rods are readily removed therefrom,

The rear rod 7 is bent down a little, and the rods (1 and f serve not only as braces for the base of the frame, but also as a rack on which boots, shoes, &c., may be placed, the

rod (Z serving to catch the heels of the boots" or shoes.

The inner end of each of the rods a'screws into a T-shaped joint g, which may be-made of gas-pipe or similar material. The upper part of this joint is provided with a hollow projecting portion 71, over which the lower end of the upright hollow rod lis slipped, being secured thereon b a set-screw m. Over the tube Zis slippe a T-shaped joint 11., adapted to be fastened'by the set-screw 0 to the said tube, and the projecting portion of Patented April 16, 1907.

' this T-shaped joint is adapted to receive one ,end of the brace-rod p. I It may be said that practically all the parts on each side are duplicates of each other, so that a description'of one side will serve for a description of bothsides, and that all the parts, exceptin possibly the casters 1), are made of metal amfmany of the parts are hollow.

Above the hollow tube Z is a similar hollow tube g, the two being fastened together by a' j oint. (Shown in Fig. 2.) The tube q is hollow and has brazed thereto a solid projection is, adapted to fit into the top of the tube Z, a set-screw 1' serving to fasten the rods g and I together.- The tube g hasbrazed or otherwise secured to it at a point near its top a supto slip over the upper part of the hollow rod 9 and rest on the support s, a screw it being Theinner open end of the T-shapedportion t is for the reception of the rod 12, which serves the double function of a brace and a support on which the trouser and coat hangers may be placed. Above the support t, ontherod g, is located the support 112, whichis substantially in the form of two pairs of hollow cross-arms at right angles to each other. The horizontal arms of the supportw are screw-threaded for the reception of the screw-threaded internal ends of the horizontal rods as. These rods are provided with a series of perforations, in which the downturned ends of the cross-rods y are adapted to engage, said rods 3 being readily disengaged from said rods x. The rods yform a grid for the sup ort of hats, tennis rackets, and similar artic es.

Within the upper part 1 of the support 10 is mounted a short rod 22, secured at the bottom by a set-screw 3. The upper part of the rod 2 enters into a T-shaped support 4, being secured therein by a set-screw 5, and into the open ends of this hollow T'-shape d support screw rods 6, forming the upper side bars of the wardrobe. The rear ends of the rear pair of bars 6 end in the T-shaped sockets 7 .which receive the downturned ends of the rod 8, which serves as a support for the rear curtain. The front pair of bars 6 are provided with perforations, which receive the downturned ends of a brace 9. This brace rod is provided with a spring-clip 10. (Best shown in Figs 4.) The outer ends of the front pair of rods 6 are provided with T- shaped sockets 11, one of which receives the downturned end of one of the pair of rods 12,

each of said rods being provided with an upturned inner end 13, which is. adapted to mesh with the spring-clip 10 on the rod 9, as best shown in Fig. 4. The rods 1: are preferably provided with enlarged ends 14, so that they may be conveniently unscrewed from the supports w.

On one or both of the rods q is mounted a tie-support 15, which has a socket 16, adapted to slide over the rod q, and a socket 17 at the other end thereof, which is adapted to receive the downturned end of a pivoted rod 18, the other end of which is upturned, as shown at 19, Both of the parts 15 and 18 being pivoted, the tie-support can be easily swung inward or outward to obtain the ties or fold the frame back under the curtains. If desired, a set-screw 20 may be used to hold the arm 15 in a certain position.

It will be obvious from the construction shown that the entire wardrobe-frame can be easily assembled, when it will present the ap pearance shown in Fig. 1, or disassembled, when it will be practically nothing but a bundle of rods, in which case it may be easily packed in a trunk.

In use the wardrobe-frame is of course covered on its top and sides with curtains, those in front being supported by rods 12.

Having thus describcd'my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A portable wardrobe, comprising rods, fastenings into which said rods telescope, means for securing said rods in said fastenings, supports for articles of apparel'carried by said frame, the upper one of said supports being composed of horizontal rods mounted in dross-rods which fasten into the telescopi'ng joints of the main frame, a curtain-support located above said rack and comprising a rectangular frame and provided with swinging front rods and rods telescopin into said last-named frame and said main frame and supportin the curtain-support, substantially as descri )ed- 2. A portable wardrobe-frame comprising rods jointed together, joints into which said rods telescope, means for securing said rods in said joints, apparel-supports carried by said frame, one of said supports swinging thereon and the upper of said apparel-supports being a flat horizontal rack composed of rods secured in rods which are fastened in the telescoping joints of the main frame, a curtain-supporting frame mounted above said rack and composed of a rectangular frame and having two swinging sides, and rods telescoping into the curtain-supporting frame and main frame, substantially as described.

3. In a portable wardrobe-frame, the combination of base-rods, vertical rods carried thereby, a rectangular top frame supported on the top of said vertical rods and acting as a curtain-support, one member of said top frame carrying a spring-clip, and a pair of rods pivotally supported in'said top frame I and adapted to carry curtains and swing in ward and outward like a door, and having ends adapted to engagesaid spring-clip, sub- 1 stantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. MORRISSY S. KOONCE. Witnesses:

MYRON G. O EAD, Jos. H. BLAcKwoon. 

